Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies — QLD QCE scaling 2024

QTAC's verbatim 2024 scaling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (QCAA code 0023). Raw median 62/100 mapped to scaled 23.98; top-decile raw 88 mapped to scaled 73.06.

Raw → scaled distribution (2024)

Percentile	Raw mark (/ 100)	Scaled mark (/ 100)	Adjustment
P99	91	77.66	-13.3
P90	88	73.06	-14.9
P75	75	48.05	-27.0
P50 (median)	62	23.98	-38.0
P25	55	15.02	-40.0

How Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies scaled in 2024

This subject scales down. The average student in this course performs below the senior-secondary cohort median across all their subjects, so scaling adjusts most raw marks downward. Important nuance: this does not mean strong students in this subject get poor scaled marks — look at the P90 row in the table. Top performers are still rewarded; the cohort-average position is what moves the mean.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies specifically: a median student in the cohort had a raw mark of 62/100 and ended up with a scaled mark of 23.98/100 — an adjustment of -38.0 from raw to scaled. A top-decile student (P90) had a raw mark of 88 mapping to scaled 73.06 — adjustment of -14.9.

QCE General subjects are scored 0–100 raw. QTAC's inter-subject scaling runs a 40-iteration calibration algorithm that maps each subject's raw distribution to a scaled distribution based on how that subject's students performed across all their other subjects. The scaled mark is what counts for the ATAR aggregate; the raw mark is what your QCE certificate reports.

3-year scaling trend for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies ↓

Year	Scaled mean (/ 100)
2022	—
2023	43.81
2024	23.98

Scaling has fallen by 19.8 points over 1 year (2023: 43.81 → 2024: 23.98). This typically reflects a weakening candidature — the average student in this subject is performing relatively less well in their other courses than they used to.

3-year trend data sourced from the QTAC annual scaling reports 2023–2024. See all scaling trends.

Tutor rate context for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Subject complexity classification: medium. Based on our subject-complexity model, this subject typically carries a no uplift adjustment to the base AU tutor rate band — partly because of the qualified-tutor pool size, partly because of subject-specific marking and exam complexity.

Tutor tier	Typical rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
University-student tutor	$60/hr
Experienced graduate	$80/hr
Registered teacher	$110/hr
Subject specialist	$140/hr

Estimates from the AU rate synthesis at /rates/. Use the rate estimator to add city and delivery format.

What this means for ATAR planning

Three reads of this scaling distribution matter for QCE students:

1. The median (P50) shows the typical adjustment for an average performance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Negative — average performances are scaled down because the candidature underperforms in other subjects on average.
2. The P90 row shows where strong students land. Even in subjects with a low median scaled position, strong individual students typically score well in scaled terms — look at the P90 column before deciding a subject is "bad".
3. The spread P25→P90 (15.02 → 73.06, a 58.0-point spread) shows the room for movement within this subject. Bigger spreads mean tutoring leverage is higher.

Caveats

• This is 2024 data. QTAC recomputes scaling each year.
• QTAC publishes only subjects with 50+ students. Small-candidature subjects are excluded from the percentile tables.
• Applied subjects (e.g., Essential English, Sport & Recreation) use a different scaling scheme (3-band C/B/A) — see the QLD QCE overview for the Applied subject scaling table.
• To be ATAR-eligible in QLD, students need at least a C in English, EAL, Literature, English & Literature Extension, or Essential English. Only 50.1% of the 2024 cohort (28,845 of 57,594) was ATAR-eligible.

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